<p>American astronomer Alan Hale, observing from Cloudcroft, New Mexico, and American amateur astronomer Thomas Bopp, observing near Stanfield, Arizona, independently discovered Comet Hale-Bopp July 23, 1995. Both observers had been viewing the globular cluster M70 in Sagittarius and spotted the comet nearby. Orbital calculations showed that on the night they found it, Hale-Bopp lay some<a class="more-link" href="https://www.astronomy.com/today-in-the-history-of-astronomy/march-22-1997-comet-hale-bopp-peaks/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">"March 22, 1997: Comet Hale-Bopp peaks"</span></a></p>
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American astronomer Alan Hale, observing from Cloudcroft, New Mexico, and American amateur astronomer Thomas Bopp, observing near Stanfield, Arizona, independently discovered Comet Hale-Bopp July 23, 1995. Both observers had been viewing the globular cluster M70 in Sagittarius and spotted the comet nearby. Orbital calculations showed that on the night they found it, Hale-Bopp lay someContinue reading “March 22, 1997: Comet Hale-Bopp peaks”
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